Wharf and Market Street and the whole city in general Oakland, California: Art Murmur and the whole city in general Santa Barbara, California: State Street Santa Cruz, California: Pacific Garden Mall and the beach area Santa Monica, California: Third Street Promenade outdoor mall Honolulu, Hawaii: Waikīkī Portland, Oregon: Portland Saturday Market Seattle, Washington: Seattle Center and Pike Place Market Las Vegas Strip San Diego, California: Seaport Village, Gaslamp Quarter, The Embarcadero, and Balboa Park Canada Halifax, Nova Scotia: Halifax Waterfront, site of the Halifax International Busker Festival Kingston, Ontario: Ontario Street, site of the Kingston International Buskers Rendezvous Montréal, Québec: Rue Sainte-Catherine, most Métro stations, Place-des-Arts, Vieux Montréal (Place Jacques-Cartier, Vieux Port) Ottawa, Ontario: Sparks Street, Byward Market (both require costly licences), site of the Ottawa International Buskers Festival (though local buskers are not permitted to participate), heavy foot traffic area in the Byward Market, foot traffic between 11am-2pm weekdays and during festivals on Sparks Street. Queen and Bank Streets and Wellington in front of the Parliament buildings are licence free and have excellent foot traffic. Regina, Saskatchewan: Scarth Street Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Broadway (downtown) Toronto, Ontario: Eaton Centre (illegal weekdays from 9am-12pm and 2pm to 5pm), both by Dundas Street and Queen Street; Kensington Market, St Lawrence Market, any street corner with a $40 license Vancouver, British Columbia: Granville Island, Granville Mall, in front of downtown SkyTrain Stations Victoria, British Columbia: waterfront of the downtown Inner Harbour Winnipeg, Manitoba: The Forks Asia China Beijing: Beijing Subway Qiqihar, Heilongjiang: the lakeshore at Qiqihar University campus, by English majors throughout the city Iran Tajrish Square, Tehran Taiwan Xinyi Place, Shin Kong Mitsukoshi, Taipei, a shopping plaza Europe United Kingdom England London: Covent Garden, Piccadilly Circus, London Underground, South Bank Bath, Somerset York Stratford-on-Avon Chester Birmingham: New Street, Victoria Square Truro: Pydar Street, High Cross Newcastle upon Tyne: Northumberland Street Brighton Bristol: Broadmead Scotland Edinburgh: Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where street performers can perform at one of three allocated spots on the Royal Mile and at busking competitions Netherlands Amsterdam: Leidseplein and Vondelpark Germany Berlin: Alexanderplatz, Friedrichsbrücke leading to Museumsinsel, various underground stations, increasingly on underground trains Cologne: Domplatte, Hohe Straße, Schildergasse Belgium Brussels: Boterstraat Antwerp: Groenplaats Spain Barcelona: La Rambla Madrid: Puerta del Sol Madrid: Parque del Buen Retiro Republic of Ireland Dublin: Grafton Street, Temple Bar, Mary Street/Henry Street Galway: Shop Street including Eyre Square and the Spanish Arch Kilkenny: Kieran Street